Spool holder



Dec. 13, 1927. 1,652,310

F. J. LEDERER SPOOL HOLDER Filed MaGh 2l, 1927 Imfenr Merdflederer mCM/ 1 @.f slightly-modifiediiormof'fspindle: carrier.

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- .Thisinvention relates ,to-a spoolqhojlderl for holding spools of thread, Wire or other` strands and is especially.. .designed forv sewingrinachines ofethe typelused zinainufaef.

5 turers.. of garments ywherein afplnrgality of f speolsfaii'e supported softhateaeh spool niay. be brought to a-deeding position,1When 1del sired.

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Where-garinents-- .odiierentfandf various styles darei-*manufactured it 4is customary to support aise-ries ofspools ofsilk, thread so.

that the-operator: can have the differenti ook;

orsfreadily.-l aeoessible for .earry'ing out his various sew-ing operations.. V-hilethelspool-` holder is equally ,adaptable for other threadsi or .yarns it is* .espeeiallyvdesigned .fontheV holding of spools of silk, Vsinee inIt-hese es`-. tablishinents considerable loss is'` eXperi-` enced byreason of theonisplaeeinent ott-he spools of silk orL by..the-fsurreptitious'; removal of thefspoolsiirom .their unprotected holders. n Y V k,Thepresent invention has for its primaryl spools-may be seeurelyflooated yor retained against1 accidental or :unauthorized-y displaeef mentiV Theinvention also has for angobjeet Yto provide a spool holder Wliereingthe'thread` will be-prevented from vWinding or tangling about.' ,the spindle as the-caser where. fthe thread rides, ol'wtlie :lower .end of,thespool.`

The invention also resides inthe novelfforni away, ofgthespindl-e.eanrieil i i Fig. is af,detailedforossfseotional 4viewv about-online 5f-v of Fig. f4.

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object toprovide a spoollholder in which the f Fig. 4 is asimila-r view-,r partly broken @Fig-@Tis a detailed SeCtionalvieiv on line T-:fiotFig 6. f 'z IProneeding aocordanceovitlrthepresent *invention,` V:there provided :a stand-ard on which farei relatively superposed la lspool rest and @al spindle 1 oanrien :the `flatterv ,lhavglng a series oi seats forwfthgerfreoeptlon of A.aulifke numben of -spndle elements wle-ich,L extend towaldratheaspoolfrestFior leooperativelyisupf porting and holding :a series` of spools .of

tlleld', ',thewspools :being normallywheld against @displacement bythe .spo0l-1es.tf,and the: spndlesabeing movableto aposition awvayfroni ethe-spool rest 4to permit ofthe axial ,displace.1nentA of -1 the sir-ndi,vidualf1 spools from :their-respective. spindles. provided for preventing*the-movement of the .spindles from `their inormally operativeposition and theieby-=seeuring the-spools against unauthorized or vaccidentaldisplacenient, .the spindle looking-meanspreferably embodying a =key-operated, orL permutation, look which Wllfheaccessible only to the'person in possession ofthe .key, or inpossess'ion of V:the combination when ltheqperniutation ytype of: lock is used.

Referringnmore in detail toi the-aecom-Y panying drawingsfthe numeral il designates a supporting -base from :whiohfrisesea standard 2. Aspoolirest :8, in the forni of atable orshelf, is preferably :rotatably mounted onf the standard Qa'nd isA held against `:1novement lengthwise :thereof vby af 'pairv ofupinsgfor stopsi on. thestandard. Siiiperposedv above the spoolrest-is a lspindle `carrier. 5 consistinggof .a Vcircular plate having ya plurality of s,eats-defined, asabywa stamping operation.

TheY huh'l .6 of the yspindle carrier is :provided With: an annular. orzperipheral; keeperl bead or shoulder and is llprenferaloly.removably seeuredto the carrier Vbody by. aao'lamping nut 8. The spindlefea-rrier issupported on.' thea-standard VQvfagainstlinoveinent lengthV Means are l Wise-:thereof by a pair of pins or vstops 9.`

TheY spindle :carrier has itsv spindle seats raf dially arranged-:and each seat is .defined-hy a pair ofgni'delugs or shoulders l@ .struck up from the yhody of the plate and Yinwardly rolnv jthe Yperiphery thereof, a. rperipheral pocket 11 which is V-itorined bywstr'ikingdown the-material of the'pla'ter to forin'radiah des:

pending lian-ges l2fsubstantially Vin alinement Withztheflugs. 'M55-'and actoe: or anchor open- Y ing'l' arranged inwardly'relativel to said loo lugs 10. The anchor or toe opening 13 is preferably formed by striking down the plate so as to form at the inner side thereof an abutment or rest 14. D

Each spindle is preferably formed of a stilf wire which is bent into a substantiallyM 'tlanges 1:2 which tend to steady and hold the shaft against play, said flanges preferably resiliently clasping the shaft. This manipulation brings the base 16` down into flat seating engagement with the upper surface of the spindle carrier and between the spaced lugs or shoulders 10. By reason of the toe 17 engaging in the recess 18 of the abutment 14, the adjacent or inner end portion of the spindle is held against lifting or raising oil the spindle carrier and the shaft 15 is turther lsecured against lateral oscillatory or loose movement which might permit the spool to cant or tilt on the spool rest.

A locking cover or plate 1) is slidabljv mounted on the standard 2 above the spindle carrier, said locking plate having a hollow hub Z0 in which is housed a coil spring 2l which is compressed between the inner end of the hollow hub and the hub (l to normally exert a lifting Jforce on the locking plate and thereby hold the same a spaced dis tance above the spindle carrier. A lock E52, which is preferably a key-operated spring lock, is carried by the locking plate so as to engage beneath the keeper shoulder T when the locking plate is depressed against the tension of the spring Q1.

In operation. to mount a spool on a spindle it is necessary to {i1-st tilt or swing the s indle outwardly, such as is indicated by tlie dotted showing 23 in Figure 1, This removes the lower or free end of the shalt 15 outwardly beyond the spool rest a sullicicnt distance to permit of the ready amnlication or threading o't aspool over the lower end otl said shalt. The spool and shait are then swung backwardly to engage the shalt in the pocket 11, in which position the spool will rest upon said spool rest 3. al spools have been mounted on their respective spindles the locking plate 19 is depressed to a position wherein the lock 2? engages between the keeper shoulder T` in which position the locking plate is held depressed by said lock. As will be observed from Figure 2 it will be noted that the loching plate substantially rests or seats upon the bases 16 ofthe several spindles and holds them against any upward tilting as well as After the sever` assists in securing them against loose or wobbly movement which would tend to till; the spools on the spool rest. When in its inoperative position the locking plate will permit the ready removal of the spools and preferably `will not permit a total displacement ol' the spindles. The upward movement of the locking' `plate delined by a pin zal which may be reinovedshould it become necessary to raise the locking plate a sollicient distance to perniiit the entire removal or displacement ot any or all ol the spindles( i i A set screw is preferably provided in the hub 2() for heilig iinpinged against the standard 2 and thereby lioldthe locking plate againstrotation about the standard.`

Cooperating with the carrier to hold it against turning relative to said locking plate,-tl1e latter is equipped with a depend-` ing` pin 19 for normal engagement in a hole 5 provided 'tor such purpose in thecarrier This interlock secures the carrier against turning at any time the screw 25 is set. Obviously the pin lll could selectively engage in any of the holes 13 to one side ot the toe 17.

1n Figures (i and i I have illustrated a slightly inodilied forni of spindle carrier, the

toe or anchor hole 2G comprising prefer`` ably a round aperture of sullicient size to receive the toe 17, and in place ol thelugs 10 being struck up in aidirection parallel to the base 16 I have struck them up in a transverse direction, as at 2T, so that the inherent resiliency of the metal plate 5 will give to said lugs the desired springiness for resiliently grasping or gripping the base 16 and thereby secure the base to its seat even with the locking plate lifted.

By the use of a spool holder constructed in accordance with the present invention it will be impossible lor anyone to unauthorizedly remove any spool from its spindle, and in order to etl'ect any removal olE a spool it is first necessary l'or the locking plate to be li'lted, which can only be ell'ected` alter the lock 22 is retracted trom engagement with the keeper shoulder 7; Flnthermorc should `the thread ride ell' the bottom o1` the spool. as when an excess of slack in the thread occurs, it will merely pass beneath the spool without engagin or twisting about any exposed spindle. Obviously, the holder is readily and equally adaptable tor the securement ofspools ot wire or other strands without departing from the spirit oi" my invention. l

I claim i l, A spool holder comprising a staudarfh a spool-siipporting table rotatable thereon, a spindle carrier also rotatable on the standard above the table` spindles carried by the carrier in depending relation theretoifor holding spools on the table against displacement,`

said spindles being upwardly displaceable to release the spools, and a locking cover plate for the carrier axially movable along the standard above the carrier for being moved to a posit-ion in proximity to the spindles for preventing upward displacement oli the latter.

2. A spool holder comprising a supporting base having a standard rising therefrom, a spool table on the standard, a spindle carrier supported above the table by the standard, said carrier having a spindle'seat, a spindle hung in said seat and extending downwardly toward the table kfor entering the bore of a spool, said spindle being outwardly swingable away from .the table-to permit removal of the spool, and a lockinginember designed to arrest the outward swinging of the s'indle.

3. A spool holt er comprising a standard` a spool rest, a spindle carrier, said rest and carrier being arranged on the standard in relatively superposed and spaced positions, said carrier having a spindle seat,'a Vspindle engaged in the seat and operatively extending' toward'the rest tolcooperatively lhold a spool against displaceinent,. said spindle being movable to a position away from the rest to permit the application and removal ot' a spool,`and meansI movable on theV standard for locking the spindle in its seat.

4. A spool holder comprisingl a standard, a spool rest, a spindle carrier, said rest and carrier being relatively superposed on said standard and said carrierhaving a plurality ot spindle seats defined by a plurality or peripheral pockets formed in the carrier together with an anchor opening arranged in wardly from V each pocket and spaced lugs arranged between each pocket and its relatedk anchor opening, a pluralityoisubstantially L-shaped spindles havingtheir base portions engaged on said seats and their shaft portions engaging in said pockets, each base portion having on its free inner end an angular toe for enga-ging in the i respective anl Chor opening in interlocking relation therewith, and means for securing said` spindles on their seats.r theshait portions of said spindles extending'towardthe spool rest- 5. A spoolholder comprising a standard, aI spool rest, a spindle carrier, said rest and carrier being relatively s'uperposed on said standard and said carrier having a plurality of spindle seats defined bv a plurality ot peripheral pockets formed in the: carrier to-A gether with inwardly arranged anchor openings, a plurality of spindles having base portions lying radially of the carrier and enr-l gaged on said seats,.a shaft portion depending from the outer endof each base and engaging in said'pockets, each base portion ing in interlockingrelation therewith, said spindle shafts extending towardV the spool rest and adapted to be tilted outwardly for f applying or removing a spool, said base poi'- tions during such tilting operation raising spective anchor opening in interlocking re-V lationy therewith, and a locking plate slidable on Vthe standard ytoward the bases for securing them on their seats. v 7. Av spool holder comprising a standard, a spool rest. spindle carrier, said rest and carrier being relatively superposed on said standard and said carrier having a plurality ot spindle seats, a plurality of spindles displaceablyV engaged on said seats and extende ing toward said spool rest, a locking plate slidable on the standard toward and from y the'spindle carrier for securing the bases to their seats, and means for operatively connecting the locking plate to said spindle carrier. 'i

8. A spool holder comprising a standard, a Vspool rest, a `spindle carrier, said rest and carrier being arranged on the standard in relatively superposed and spaced positions, said carrier having-a spindle seat,v a spindle engaged on the seat and operatively extending toward the rest' to hold a spool thereon, said spindle being movable to a position away `from the rest to permit the application and removal of a spool, a keeper carried by said spindle carrier.l and a locking plate slidable on the standard and. movable to a posi-v tion for interlockingly engaging said keeper sition. Y

9. A spool holder comprising a standard, a spool restk thereon, a spindle carrier arranged on the standard above the rest and havingan opening arranged inwardly from the .marginal portion of said carrier, a spindle hung on the carrier and having `a depending spool-supporting shaft extending toward the spool rest, said spindle having an linwardly extended toe for anchoring en-` gagementin the'opening of said carrier, and means for locking the spindle down onto the carrier. l

i Y FREDERICK J. LEDERER. 

